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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
I don't know how all the practice times are balanced, but here in Maryland the local high schools play a home and away the same night, A girls playing B at home, and A boys playing B away. This also gives the girls the same "prime-time" basketball slots that the boys have always had, something that never happened when I was in school. Boys owned Friday night, and girls got the week (weak) nights. As a coach of boys and girls teams (middle school level), I think it is a great change. Girls games are being much more well attended than when I was growing up.
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The problem with this setup, well-intentioned as it might be, is that you will probably find in most cases, the girls games being attended by family only. The student body at large will most likely attend the boy's game, whether home or away.
What happens when Johnny is on the boy's varsity, and his sister Janie is a soph standout playing also playing varsity?? Mom & Dad end up splitting time. I'd rather they play on their own night, and allow the student body to attend BOTH games, hopefully.
As Rut mentioned, Most Chicagoland schools will play girls' games on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays (usually Sat. Afternoon). Boys play mostly on Tues, Fri & Sat nite.
(The Chicago Public league plays boys games right after school on Tues & Thurs, for the most part).
Some schools are playing B & G games back to back on "pack the place" nights. Boys Soph play around 2:30, followed by Girls soph at 4:00. Girls Var. at 6:00 and boys var. at 7:30. They will alternate so the Boys & girls take turns having the "prime" time, 7:30 game.
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